How to find the players with the most FPL defensive contributions

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

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O’Reilly
Andersen
Damsgaard

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Price Change Predictions

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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	131.7%	Very Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.4m	104.7%	Very Likely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	100.6%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.4m	90.3%	Maybe
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	95.7%	Maybe
Raya	ARS	5.9m	78.8%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.1m	73.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	89.2%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	85.3%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	84.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	83.4%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.3m	68.0%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	85.3%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	83.1%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	81.1%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	75.5%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	77.9%	Unlikely
Neto	CHE	7.2m	61.3%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	6.9m	77.1%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	71.3%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.8m	68.5%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	72.5%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	61.9%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.3m	65.2%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	62.8%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	62.4%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	6.0m	55.8%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	55.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	54.9%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	47.2%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	53.7%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.2m	48.5%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	37.1%	Unlikely
Sessegnon	FUL	5.4m	48.0%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	45.9%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.4m	37.7%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	39.0%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	37.8%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	44.0%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	41.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mbeumo	MUN	8.6m	99.1%	Likely
Caicedo	CHE	5.9m	111.5%	Very Likely
Strand Larsen	WOL	6.3m	96.1%	Likely
Rodney	CRY	4.5m	99.4%	Likely
Vicario	TOT	5.0m	96.6%	Maybe
Tel	TOT	6.3m	94.4%	Maybe
Pinnock	BRE	4.3m	96.0%	Maybe
Dixon	EVE	3.9m	94.6%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Lewis	MCI	4.8m	92.1%	Unlikely
Maguire	MUN	4.4m	91.9%	Unlikely
J.Araujo	BOU	3.9m	93.2%	Unlikely
Kerkez	LIV	5.7m	90.5%	Unlikely
Coppola	BHA	4.3m	94.7%	Unlikely
Welch	EVE	3.9m	91.9%	Unlikely
Ortega Moreno	MCI	4.8m	90.5%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	90.7%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Dasilva	BRE	5.0m	77.6%	Unlikely
George	CHE	4.9m	90.7%	Unlikely
Georginio	BHA	5.7m	80.0%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.5m	88.8%	Unlikely
Darlow	LEE	4.0m	86.5%	Unlikely
Boateng	BUR	4.8m	89.4%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.2m	84.0%	Unlikely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	84.0%	Unlikely
Knight	BHA	4.5m	83.5%	Unlikely
M.Bizot	AVL	4.3m	85.5%	Unlikely
Baleba	BHA	4.7m	82.3%	Unlikely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	82.7%	Unlikely
McGill	BHA	4.0m	83.1%	Unlikely
Cox	BRE	4.0m	83.9%	Unlikely
Abbott	NFO	3.9m	84.8%	Unlikely
Gruev	LEE	4.8m	80.7%	Unlikely
Akinmboni	BOU	3.9m	81.2%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	83.1%	Unlikely
Young	AVL	4.4m	80.7%	Unlikely
Sonne	BUR	3.9m	81.2%	Unlikely
Matete	SUN	4.4m	81.5%	Unlikely
Gannon-Doak	BOU	4.9m	80.5%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Vs, Sus
Up	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Sels	NFO	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 2 Dec, 2025 3:14pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	A, Sus
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	de Ligt	MUN	C, Vs
Up	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Andersen	FUL	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, £
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 2 Dec, 2025 2:34pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A, Vs
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A, Vs
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Gakpo	LIV	A, Vs
No Change	Minteh	BHA	A
Up	Anderson	NFO	A, Vs, £
No Change	Fernández	CHE	B
Up	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B

Last updated: 2 Dec, 2025 2:44pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

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How to find the players with the most FPL defensive contributions

18 July 2025 91 comments

Skonto Rigga

Is James Tarkowski the new Trent Alexander-Arnold? Is Moises Caicedo the new Jarrod Bowen?

Probably not but the new rule change that came in this morning will unquestionably shake up Fantasy Premier League (FPL) in 2025/26.

Defensive midfielders will no longer be complete afterthoughts, while many centre-halves now have the edge over full-backs from the same side.

And while FPL itself isn’t live and we await the all-important pricing, you can begin your defensive contribution research today…

In our Members Area, you’ll be able to find all the relevant defensive contribution data from 2024/25 (and indeed every season going back to 2011/12!).

This is the Opta data that FPL will be using in their calculations in 2025/26 – and we’ll be housing it next season, too.

HOW TO FIND THE DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION DATA

In the Player Stats section of our Members Area, you’ll be able to choose from Goalkeepers, Defenders, Midfielders, Forwards, All Players and Outfield Players.

Taking Defenders as an example, the tab we want to access is, unsurprisingly, called ‘Defending’ – as seen in green below.

The big two we want for defenders are Clearances, Blocks and Interceptions (CBI) and Tackles Won. These are highlighted below:

Clicking on each stat sorts the players from highest to lowest (clicking again goes from low to high).

If you so wish, you can filter by home matches, away matches, Gameweek range and more:

For midfielders and forwards, Rec (eg recoveries) is also relevant:

CUSTOM STATS TABLES

If you wish to completely filter out the less relevant stuff (such as aerial duels), you can create your own custom stats tables.

Scoutcast alumni Joe has done that already today with tables you can view on defenders and midfielders.

COMING SOON…

If you’re after something less data-heavy, we’ve got just the thing coming very, very soon.

Our Defensive Contributions (DC) widget will make this easier to process. Here’s a sneak preview…

READ MORE: How do Opta define a block?
READ MORE: How do Opta define a clearance?
READ MORE: How do Opta define an interception?
READ MORE: How do Opta define a tackle?
READ MORE: How do Opta define a recovery?

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ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
4 months, 20 days ago
Not sure I'll play FPL this year. These changes just seem like a ball ache sucking the fun out of watching matches.
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1. The FPL Units
  4 months, 20 days ago
  It will be fine, think of it as another challenge
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  1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    4 months, 20 days ago
    Cheering on subjective "blocks" is not a challenge I can be bothered with tbh. Life is too short!
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    1. Qaiss
      4 months, 20 days ago
      It’s not going to happen every week though and
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      1. Qaiss
        4 months, 20 days ago
        It will be like defensive bonus anyway. Think we won’t notice it much
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2. TheBiffas
  4 months, 20 days ago
  It's not that deep. The AM chip was gamebreaking, this really isn't.
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JBG
4 months, 20 days ago
https://x.com/LazyFPL/status/1946147991057752542

https://x.com/FPLPapa/status/1946148832565137648

Rumours of 2 TCs and only 1 WCs.. the guy who's spreading the 2 TCs rumours, predicted defensive contributions happening .
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1. Qaiss
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Brilliant changes if true
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2. Rwilliams90
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Surely this just makes it more likely everyone will triple captain at the same time?
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  1. Qaiss
    4 months, 20 days ago
    That’s better than everyone wildcarding at the same time
    
    And it says one of them has to be used in the first half of the season when there’s not going to be a DGW (probably)
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3. Silecro
  4 months, 20 days ago
  That's a huge one. TC is often make-or-break season chip, at least it was for me last year (Salah DGW24). Having two would be a big change
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4. Moon Dog
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasypremierleague/comments/1lzr2wd/ok_this_sounds_like_bs_but_a_friend_of_mine_went/
  
  Yeah I like the chip changes overall. Fewer wildcards is good for people who like planning like me. TCs are a bit too luck based for my liking, but it'll be interesting having to use it outside of a double.
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  1. Tonyawesome69
    4 months, 20 days ago
    More emphasis on rolling transfers if one less WC
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5. Lanley Staurel
  4 months, 20 days ago
  With the collected free transfers up to 5 it makes sense to remove one WC. So much more of a tactical game like it used to be.
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6. TallestJohn
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Don't see the point of two TCs, especially if it's one for each half of the season. Removes any risk vs. reward for the people who were bold enough to go for Håland for one of his early SGW hat tricks. Would much rather one TC and one max captain, or just bring back AM.
  
  Only one WC is interesting and could be viable with 5 rolled transfers but I think I've always used both in FPL. This isn't Allsvenskan where there are only 30 GWs, not many big doubles (this year was the first time in any fantasy game I didn't use my first available wildcard). WCs fail often enough that I think it requires plenty of FPL nous/luck (delete as appropriate) to use them both well.
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keefy59
4 months, 20 days ago
I'm going to apply for the copywrite on the acronym CBIT
Clearances , Blocks , Interceptions & Tackles .
Every time this is used I will collect royalties !
You have been warned
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1. Mr. O'Connell
  4 months, 20 days ago
  I propose adding in Hold Ups:
  
  "when a player, usually a forward, receives a long ball from a teammate, and controls and shields it from the opposition, with the intent of slowing the play down to allow teammates to join the attack"
  
  Then we could have BITCHs
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2. The Knights Template
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Did you say CISWTT?
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3. Wolverine
  4 months, 20 days ago
  You copywrite it, I will copyright it
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  1. keefy59
    4 months, 20 days ago
    My bad I spent too much time spell checking acronym !
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Tonyawesome69
4 months, 20 days ago
Time to awaken from FPL slumber!
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1. FP El Wonky
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Let's go!!
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Rwilliams90
4 months, 20 days ago
This place is going to be unbearable on matchdays with everyone celebrating blocks and interceptions and then arguing about them.
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1. RedLightning
  4 months, 20 days ago
  I think most of us will just forget about them till they add the points (and then some of them will get added or removed at the end of the Gameweek).
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2. TheBiffas
  4 months, 20 days ago
  It will be similar to save points I think, you don't really get much argy bargy about them
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WHUFCSmith23
4 months, 20 days ago
Its a nice idea, I do wonder if if makes the game too easy though. If you had an Everton defender who has 2 tough games, you would usually rotate them out. Now they are just set and forget. Will make hoarding transfers easier.
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1. Moon Dog
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Yeah it's shirley going to favour teams that like to play without the ball like Everton and Forest. I can't imagine a City CB will be boosted much by this. Price will be key though. Players like Tarkowski and Milenkovic are going to have to be premium.
  
  I like how it impacts DMs, but it's really messed up the defenders in a weird way.
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Moon Dog
4 months, 20 days ago
Mbeumo confirmed https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/1946172839129727217

He's 25 btw. Dunno why Ornstein keeps calling him 26 😆
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1. keefy59
  4 months, 20 days ago
  He looks more like Taaj from Come Fly With Me !
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/comeflywithme/entertainment/
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2. Funkyav
  4 months, 20 days ago
  sad to see him going there
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3. Moon Dog
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Dunno how they managed to convince Brentford to pay over 4 instalments. That's a great deal for United tbh...
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  1. x.jim.x
    4 months, 20 days ago
    Ended up paying about £6m more than we wanted to, but worth it to amortise the payment
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keefy59
4 months, 20 days ago
How about Rodri & Rice
Already good value for money points earners .
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RedLightning
4 months, 20 days ago
I would like to see tables of DC points and adjusted points totals for the 2024/25 season, together with numbers of appearances, for all players.
This is going to make a massive difference to the selection of defenders and cheap midfielders in our initial squads, and is likely to catch out many casual players who rely on last season's points and don't adjust them for DCs.
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1. Studs Up
  4 months, 20 days ago
  This...the "would've" pts scored is irrelevant in isolation. It needs to be compared to how much one would've gained by selecting that player over another in the same price bracket
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CoracAld2831
4 months, 20 days ago
Not opposed to this change as this enables a bigger source of choice in players such as defensive midfielders and defensive defenders. Plus more routes to getting points is always fun.

Also on hindsight, It was pretty obvious this was coming after playing FPL challenge.
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1. CoracAld2831
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Now we know why it's launching so late this year.
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Westfield Irons ⭐️
4 months, 20 days ago
CBIT Defensive Points
Does it boil down to clearances for defenders?
Is it all about the C and ignore the other BIT?
And does that make VVD, Gvardiol and Gabriel/Saliba glue picks?
Here is the proportion that Clearances make up of CBIT/90 (Source: FBREF 24/25)
(Player - CBIT/90 - %CBIT=C)
Tarkowski - 11.52 - 57%
Murillo - 11.5 - 61%
Lacroix - 10.9 - 55%
Branthwaite - 10.22 - 67%
Collins - 9.92 - 60%
Kilman - 8.9 - 64%
VVD - 8.35 - 61%
Gvardiol - 7.3 - 46% (bound to rise if RAN puts Gvardiol at CB)
Gab/Saliba - 6.7 - 53% (Gabriel and Saliba have almost identical CBIT/90 and Clearance/90)
Centre backs from big teams with clean sheet potential, goal threat and that dominate clearances could be worth a premium, in particular with the season ahead likely to be even more focused on set pieces...
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1. Andy_Social
  4 months, 20 days ago
  I don't see that. Defenders from your Arsenal and Man Cities aren't going to get those points. It's teams under siege with good defences - Everton, Forest - is where the points will be. I've got my mind on Big Team left wingbacks and small team centre backs.
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  1. Westfield Irons ⭐️
    4 months, 20 days ago
    OK that's fair. I was surprised by how important clearances are in terms of % of these defensive actions.
    Another way I might have wrapped this was an idea that if centre backs are less prone to rotation, have goal threat from set pieces and dominate clearances, I wouldn't mind having 1 or 2 premium centre backs that might stick around all season, picking up defensive bonus points in tougher games and cleans/goals in easier ones... maybe in summary not much has really changed, let's see prices for the likes of Tarkowski, Collins, etc and if they have priced in these new defensive points
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TheBiffas
4 months, 20 days ago
Reijnders at £6.5m or less will be nailed in my team with these new rules. Proper box to box midfielder so he'll grab goals and assists as well as the defensive contributions
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1. Andy_Social
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Good if nailed. Rodri will prolly be popular.
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2. Funkyav
  4 months, 20 days ago
  can reijnders and rodri both be nailed, dont think so unfortunatley
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  1. TheBiffas
    4 months, 20 days ago
    I don't see why not, Pep's been trying to find a proper partner to Rodri for years
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3. SM001
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Would you seriously pick these players over the likes of Salah, Saka, Mbeumo, Palmer, Bowen, Rogers, etc etc etc?
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  1. TheBiffas
    4 months, 20 days ago
    Do we have an unlimited budget this year? Think I missed the memo
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    1. SM001
      4 months, 20 days ago
      The template had most of those players last season. My point was would you choose the likes of Reijnders and Rodri over other midfielders with much better potential attacking returns?
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      1. TheBiffas
        4 months, 20 days ago
        We won't be able to afford a midfield like that next season. Probably a £7m increase for those same 5 this season
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        SM001
        4 months, 20 days ago
        Still missing my point entirely, Run along.
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        TheBiffas
        4 months, 20 days ago
        No no, please explain your point to me oh wise one.
        
        Why don't I explain my point. With the new points available for defensive contributions, players like Reijnders, Rice and Rodri provide a new alternative to the cheap attacking players we normally see around the £6-£7m price point. Would I consider choosing one of the three mentioned over a cheap attacker from a worse team? Yeah.
        
        Don't tell me to run along. I'm not a dog 🙂
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  2. Andy_Social
    4 months, 20 days ago
    At half the price for a fourth midfielder - absolutely
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4. Tommy Template
  4 months, 20 days ago
  He's not good on defensive contributions if you look at his numbers from Milan.
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Jimrod™
4 months, 20 days ago
Can't really see the details with pop-up ads on the sides blocking the text in the tables with this lovely new layout... saves me from buying the premium subscription at least! 😉
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Revival
4 months, 20 days ago
This just increases points left on my bench next season. Had a woeful time last season benching a lot of points, now my 4m defender and 4.5m Midfield bench fodder will be 3, 4 or even 5 points on the bench every 2nd week instead of the usual 1 or 2.
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Babit1967
4 months, 20 days ago
So is it 1 wildcard ? That’s brilliant if true.

I’ve been saying the second one should have been removed for a while now.
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1justlookin
4 months, 20 days ago
Seriously considering leaving FPL alone and calling it a day. Hated the AM chip, now they're bringing in this nonsense.

It just feels like it's going to be too much stress to think about making the correct decisions and it's just not worth it!
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1. WHUFCSmith23
  4 months, 20 days ago
  I left for a season last season. It made football so dull. Wasn't worth the break for me. I regret it.
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2. Funkyav
  4 months, 20 days ago
  try a different format instead
  
  i couldnt watch football any more without some sort of fantasy involvement
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  1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    4 months, 20 days ago
    Any suggestions?
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    1. Funkyav
      4 months, 20 days ago
      Dream Team
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  2. White Pony
    4 months, 20 days ago
    Not even your own team?
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3. dan slo
  4 months, 19 days ago
  Hahaha ,, feels like it's going to be too much stress,?
  oh my sweet butterfly
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  1. 1justlookin
    4 months, 19 days ago
    wow.
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Tonyawesome69
4 months, 20 days ago
Most FPL Points for Defenders Last Season (if Defensive Contribution Points are added):

Milenkovic- 171
Murilo- 168
Van Dijk- 165
Gvardiol- 163
Collins- 159
Munoz- 156
Alexander Arnold- 154
Tarkowski- 149
Laxroix- 148
Huijsen- 142

https://x.com/OfficialFPL/status/1946186764361650276?t=4oJCy6Fiouk0ijoWt_cxEw&s=19
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Steirish
4 months, 20 days ago
Chips galore
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1. Westfield Irons ⭐️
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Looks like no Assistant Manager chip and we now have ‘Triple Captain, Free Hit and Bench Boost chips in EACH half of the season, just like the Wildcard’
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Tonyawesome69
4 months, 20 days ago
Two of every chip this season

2x FH
2x BB
2x WC
2x TC

https://x.com/OfficialFPL/status/1946193298634252420?t=zt5_S2cj8iNU4E83QpNcRQ&s=19
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1. The Hunt
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Game's f*cked
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  1. Tommy Template
    4 months, 20 days ago
    Count me out. Just going to play draft this year I think. Faffing about with it far too much.
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  2. dan slo
    4 months, 19 days ago
    Yes
    The end of the world as we know it mate
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2. Deulofail
  4 months, 20 days ago
  I don't like the chips, but having two of each isn't much worse than having one of each, for me.
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MIGHTY JOE
4 months, 20 days ago
Two of every chip now!? 😮
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JBG
4 months, 20 days ago
Ofc they made the game even easier
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1. dan slo
  4 months, 19 days ago
  How many times have I won it if it's so easy and now that it's even easier you will be able to win it again mate
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TheBiffas
4 months, 20 days ago
Ah that's just taking the p*ss
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Ron_Swanson
4 months, 20 days ago
No mention of AM though…
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1. Funkyav
  4 months, 20 days ago
  as long as that is gone i can get on board with the other changes
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White Pony
4 months, 20 days ago
Hands up if you're scared of change.
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1. Tommy Template
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Its not about change its about a simple game getting far too overcomplicated. If their aim is to lose half of the 11m or whatever players there are, they're probably well on track. Lots of the casuals I play in a work league with struggled with 1 of each chip never mind 2.
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  1. dan slo
    4 months, 19 days ago
    Hahaha
    Half of the players will stop playing because now players get points for blocks?
    Intersting theory
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2. have you seen cyan
  4 months, 19 days ago
  Heard of the term, don't fix something that isn't broken?
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Flynny
4 months, 20 days ago
GW1 Bench boost sounds good
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Deulofail
4 months, 20 days ago
FPL trying to increase viable player picks in their game is a good thing, of course. I'm not sure this iteration of Defensive Contributions does that a great deal, but at least it does do it a bit!

One reason the pool of players we pick from is relatively small is the risk of rotation. Although PL teams are increasingly stacked with talent, thanks to the money coming into the league and the dense schedules, we don't want to waste our FPL money on that talent due to the fear and reality of cameo appearances and reduced minutes, leading to 1-pters. And FPL can't price players too low in case an injury or two produces a unicorn that everyone wants to ride (which happens anyway, producing further conformity). So there are lots of players who are simply not desireable, but only due to the rules of the game. Untapped potential.

So my proposal would be pretty simple: Pick your squad of 15 players. At the end of the GW, the players who scored the most points are pulled into your final XI. That way, people are much freer to play FPL (more purely?) by picking their favourite players or taking risks on obscure picks. The pool of options is suddenly much bigger. Of course, you are still restricted by budget, so it might not pay to have expensive players "on the bench". You could still put all your money in the XI and fill the "bench" with dross. There is still a risk of your players not playing, but it is reduced, and potentially reduced enough that you are willing to try and access the reward.

More players = more potential strategies. You could try something different. Rotation strategies in attack (and defence) now viable to try. Option to keep a recovering or injury-prone player on the roster as you're less likely to score his 1-pt appearances (or sell him). I could go on. The point is that I think there will be more options, more interesting decisions and freedom to play (in the childlike sense). And a way that FPL could adapt to the times.
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1. Deulofail
  4 months, 20 days ago
  Not to mention that it might be better for people's mental health to know that their shite player scores from early-kickoff might be replaced by the end of the gameweek. Something to get excited about/look forward to, rather than dread. A bit like Fantasy World Cup/Euro, except without the manual intervention every day.
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  1. Funkyav
    4 months, 20 days ago
    if FPL was going down this route why wouldnt you also have the ability to sub out your players that have played for ones that havent, that works really well in other formats
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    1. Deulofail
      4 months, 20 days ago
      Way too intensive imo. People would check-out after a few weeks if they failed to log-in and maximise their points satisfactorily
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    2. Deulofail
      4 months, 20 days ago
      It works well in other, novel and short formats. Not for a whole season every year.
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      1. Funkyav
        4 months, 20 days ago
        but for those that dont do it manually, auto subs kick in so it suits both types of player.
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        Deulofail
        4 months, 20 days ago
        Huge advantage to those who manually sub-out low-scoring players. Autosubs doesn't do that.
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        Funkyav
        4 months, 20 days ago
        yeah fair point
        
        i defo prefer the manual subs format but i get that it isnt good for the casuals
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FPL Virgin
4 months, 19 days ago
This article needs to be changed.

Tackles and not 'tackles won' is what counts towards defensive contributions.

Mark has confirmed this on the above average FPL show today.
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